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HHS names Kolodner new HIT czar
EHR Connection, April 23, 2007
Robert Kolodner, MD, interim HHS national coordinator for health IT since September 20, 2006, will now serve in this position on a permanent basis.
Kolodner will report as principal advisor to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on all health IT initiatives. He will also continue to manage the implementation of the strategic plan to guide nationwide adoption of interoperable health IT.
Kolodner joined HHS from the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration, where he was chief health informatics officer. In that role, he was chief advisor to the VA's secretary for health on IT matters and oversaw the development of the VA's EHR, VistA, and My HealtheVet--VA's personal health record for veterans.
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